Bill Goldberg kicked me in the head and ended my career because he didn't know what he was doing.
The National Park Service shot a mule in the face. He survived but had trouble swallowing and often food came out of his nose.
If you looked at my feet, you would know for sure that I used to do ballet. They're completely destroyed and ripped up.
It was tough to quit football. But after I was injured, I didn't want people paying money to see only half a John Matuszak.
I've paid the price over the years, though: a lot of injuries and surgeries related to my sports career; my hips and knees took a lot of wear and tear.
In a fight, you got to know that there's a strong chance you're going to get hurt. But at the same time, you know, most of the injuries you sustain in fighting are not career-ending injuries.
If theres an injury, for a couple games, you can have guys step in. But for a long period of time, it always catches up with you.
In terms of timing, there's never a good time to get injured.
Only in football is long-term injury the result not of accidents but of the game played properly.
Due to the injuries that I will have for the rest of my life, it is physically impossible for me to consider any career in wrestling.
A knee injury is never something you want, especially at the time that I got it. I was flying at the time.
The last time I played rugby, I busted my nose bad, and that's incentive not to get down and dirty in the park anymore.
I have learned the hard way that concussions are not fun.
